Carson City Symphony was founded in 1984 as the
Carson City Chamber Orchestra and gave its first concert in October that
year. It is a community orchestra
open to amateur and volunteer professional musicians.
Members come from all walks of life and have ranged from elementary school
students to senior citizens.
The Symphony performs five or more concerts each year for
audiences in Carson City. Since 2014, the Symphony has performed the Fourth of July
concert in Genoa, NV, as part of the Genoa Americana Celebration, sponsored by the
Friends of Genoa. It also
has performed in Minden, Gardnerville, Fallon, South Lake Tahoe, and Virginia
City. We play many works by contemporary composers and have commissioned and
premiered several pieces.

Carson City Symphony - General Information About Us

The Carson City Symphony was founded in 1984 as the Carson City Chamber Orchestra
and gave its first concert in October that year. It is a community orchestra open to
amateur and volunteer professional musicians. Members come from all walks of life
and have ranged in age from middle school students to senior citizens. The Symphony
performs five or more concerts each year for
audiences in Carson City. Since 2014, the Symphony has performed the Fourth of July
concert in Genoa, NV, as part of the Genoa Americana Celebration, sponsored by the Friends of Genoa. It also
has performed in Minden, Gardnerville, Fallon, South Lake Tahoe, and Virginia
City.

The Symphony plays many works by contemporary composers and has commissioned and
premiered several pieces. In 1991, the Symphony received a community award from the
Carson City Chamber of Commerce for outstanding volunteer services. In 1999, it was
selected as Nevada's Continental Harmony organization by the American Composers Forum
and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Symphony Assoc. was named Organization of
the Year 2004 by the Nevada Appeal and Carson Access Television in recognition of its
contributions to the community.

The Carson City Symphony and Carson Chamber Singers were selected to be part of
the Continental Harmony Project for the year 2000.

This page last updated 12/7/2017

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